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- WinClock(tm) v1.2 Copyright 1993 by Patrick Breen - All rights reserved.
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- Archive Contents:
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- README.TXT - this file
- CHANGES.TXT - revision history of WinClock
- WINCLOCK.EXE - WinClock executable
- CLOCKDLL.DLL - WinClock support DLL
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- Description:
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- WinClock is a utility that displays useful information in the caption
- bar of the active window. This approach is somewhat less obtrusive
- than having the information in a window which is always on top or
- that can be covered by other windows.
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- System Requirements:
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- WinClock is completely self-contained and is compatable with both
- Windows 3.0 and Windows 3.1. WinClock uses very little memory (less
- than 30k) and uses very few resources.
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- Installation:
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- Since you are reading this, I assume that you have unzipped the WinClock
- archive. The rest of the installation is very easy. Create a new program
- manager item for WinClock. Make sure CLOCKDLL.DLL is in the working
- directory or put it in your Windows directory. Double-click to start
- WinClock. I prefer to add the program item to the Startup group in
- Windows 3.1. This causes WinClock to launch every time I start Windows.
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- Instructions:
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- Once WinClock is running, information will appear in the caption bar of the
- active window. Initially, WinClock displays the date on the left of the bar
- and the time on the right. A short click on either the time or the date will
- toggle the display of free memory. Another short click will display the
- percentage of free resources available. One more click will display the
- disk space available on drive C. Click and hold the mouse button to display
- a menu. The menu commands are as follows:
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- Setup...
- The setup dialog is used to specify how the information is displayed.
- The large group of radio buttons is used to control where each of
- the items appears. An item can either appear on the left or right
- of the caption bar or it can be toggled into view. If more than one
- item is specified for the left or right, they are combined and
- displayed together. If more than one item is set to toggled, the
- first short click displays the first toggled item, a click on this
- item displays the next item, etc. In addition, an item can be turned
- off which prevents it from being displayed at any time. (If all items
- are turned off or all are set to toggle, the time will continue to
- display so the menu can be accessed!)
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- In addition this dialog is used to set the time format and date format.
- The clock can be 24-hour and optionally display seconds. The date
- format can be chosen from the set of formats displayed.
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- About...
- Provides the current version number and tells you where
- you can reach me.
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- Exit
- Removes WinClock and quits the application.
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- Advanced Options:
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- I have added the following advanced options (translation - there is no UI
- to set them!) to modify the behavior of WinClock. All of these options are
- controlled by adding (or changing) lines in the WinClock.INI file which
- can be found in your Windows directory.
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- ShowWindow=
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- This determines whether the WinClock window appears if the clock cannot
- find a home. By default, the window does appear and this value is set
- to 1. To keep the window from appearing, change this value to a 0.
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- SystemColors=
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- This determines whether WinClock uses the system colors to draw the
- text or a custom color that from this .INI file. By default, WinClock
- uses the system colors and this value is set to 1. To specify a custom
- text color, change this value to a 0 and specify the color by adding the
- following lines to the .INI file:
- TextColorR=(red component of text color)
- TextColorG=(green component of text color)
- TextColorB=(blue component of text color)
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- EraseAlways=
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- This determines whether WinClock invalidates the desktop window to
- remove "ghost" clocks in Windows 3.0. For machines that are running
- Windows 3.0, this option will eliminate the redraw that occurs when
- switching between applications. By default, WinClock does invalidate
- and this value is set to 1. This option has no effect if you are using
- Windows 3.1.
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- LeftOffset=
- RightOffset=
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- These two values specify how much room WinClock should leave between
- the string it draws and the standard system controls. These can be
- useful if you are using other utilities that want to put controls in
- the title bar. By default, both values are set to 0.
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- Shareware:
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- Feel free to distribute this program to others. All I ask is that this
- file remain with the distributed copies. This product is shareware. If
- you like it, send $5. If you want to licence a number of copies, the
- following table gives the discount rates:
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- Number of users Cost Price per user
- 25 $ 100 $4.00
- 50 $ 150 $3.00
- 100 $ 250 $2.50
- 250 $ 500 $2.00
- 500 $ 750 $1.50
- 1000 $1000 $1.00
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- Disclaimer:
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- This software is distributed "as is". Although I know of no problems
- with the software, I make no warranties.
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- Other:
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- If you have any problems with this program or ideas for features that
- should be added, I can be reached at the following electronic addresses
- (in addition to the mail address and telephone number below).
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- Internet: pbreen@world.std.com
- CompuServe: 70312,743
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- ___________________________ Order Form _________________________________
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- Send To:
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- Patrick Breen
- 3920 Mystic Valley Parkway #1119
- Medford, MA 02155
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- Telephone: (617) 396-2673
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- ( ) I enclose $5 for encouragement of continuing development
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- Electronic Mail address: _________________________________________
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- How did you hear about WinClock v1.2? ____________________________
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